On 8/31/12 I was having a bubble tea with my boyfriend Andy at a fine bubble tea establishment in Ann Arbor, Michigan USA.

The bubble tea place was filled with excited college freshmen. There were so many lines of communication going on, it was madness (an no, not Sparta).

I decided to start drawing people in the crowd secretly, but not really secret. Andy was amused that I was looking right across at this girl while drawing here and she didn’t notice me or seem to notice. In fact, no one noticed that I was drawing. Andy even took some photos.

I pinned up my second drawing on the bulletin board of the bubble tea place with my website url and left. Andy went back a few days later and discovered that the drawing was no longer there. I wonder if someone took it and liked it. I can only hope.

On 8/30/12 I attended a job fair at the Dearborn Double Tree hotel in Dearborn, Michigan USA.

The job fair was a big let down. Most of the jobs were for sales or for $10 max pay and would not utilize my experience or any of my degrees. Although, I did ask the security guard table if I would get to carry a weapon. Sadly, they said no.

After wading through the sad professionals in their 40s and up who had come in search of a good career also and seemed displaced by former professions, I sat down at a table and sketched people secretly. I mean, well, it wasn’t much of a secret. I was openly drawing for a half hour, looking right at people. Most people didn’t even notice me. One man noticed me though and he wanted me to draw him, but the chance escaped me as he was leaving to get interviewed for some sales position.

On 9/3/12 I attended Gayz Craze 2012 at Palmer Field in Ann Arbor, Michigan USA.

“Gayz Craze is an annual celebration hosted by the LGBT Issues Commission of Central Student Government, with sponsorship and assistance from our fellow student groups, Bilateral and the RC LGBT*QA Forum. It promotes a welcoming and very inclusive environment for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning students, as well as allies and students from all identities. Gayz Craze is one of the biggest LGBT and ally events on campus, featuring free food, swag, music, dancing, and entertainment.”

While I was assisting my boyfriend at the BiLateral passing out fliers and such, I snuck in a few drawings of random people in the crowd.